BlueYonder

APRIL 28, 2014

JDA FOCUS 2014 kicked off today in earnest from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas with JDA CEO Hamish Brewer’s General Session Keynote highlighting the day’s activities. Make sure you drop by Supply Chain Nation tomorrow for another daily recap of JDA FOCUS 2014! This is one Grand Party attendees will not want to miss.

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ToolsGroup

JUNE 11, 2020

By 2014 there were some 800,000 item-locations in its core bearing business, in some 40 installations of five+ different ERP systems around the world. Establish the digital twin The next step was bringing the supply chain network map to life by adding operational data: details like open customer orders, goods-in-transit, and inventory levels.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

” Hau Lee, October 2014. Over the last six years, we studied the connection between business results (growth, operating margin, inventory turns and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)) and the link to company characteristics. In our monthly webinar last Wednesday, I presented these results. Harvard Business Review.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 22, 2023

It was precisely the industry’s inability to make real-time decisions (based on real-time data) that was at the root of depleted store shelves, clogged ports and warehouses overflowing with excess inventory. Lesson learned.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

DECEMBER 16, 2013

I’ve had the good fortune to be presented with opportunities for compelling discussions with a significant group of leading thinkers, senior executives in procurement, logistics, and technology management over this past year. 2013 has certainly been an interesting year! Not surprisingly, analytics is at the top of the list.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

Tomorrow, I present the Supply Chains To Admire 2015 Analysis at the Supply Chain Insights Global Summit in Scottsdale, AZ. It is for this reason, that we analyze the patterns of the Metrics That Matter using orbit charts over the period of 2006-2014. The theme is “Imagine the Supply Chain of 2025.” What Have I Learned?

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ToolsGroup

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

Especially, I would say when we were talking about the Amazon effect I would say now it’s present more than ever maybe even changing the word into the COVID effect. And digitalization is more than present. I think it’s more that the idea of sourcing and how to buffer certain inventory will be definitely more localized.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 1, 2014

2014 is coming to a close and as we herald in the New Year, shippers (manufacturers, retailers, and distribution centers) around the country are busy gearing up for the holiday season and have holiday logistics best practices on the brain. Make your Inventory Omni-Channel. Get out From Behind the Desk.

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Arkieva

APRIL 19, 2016

Using so called orbit charts, we have benchmarked companies on EBIT% versus Inventory Turns. That benchmark helped to reveal the ‘best practice frontier’, which in turn helped in setting aggressive but aligned targets for EBIT% versus Inventory Turns. Benchmarking EBITDA% versus Inventory Turns. It proves to be more resilient.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 7, 2018

When we study 600 public companies by peer group, at the intersection of inventory turns and operating margin, only 5% drive improvement. In this case, the metrics are operating margin and inventory turns. Operating margin is a measurement of profitability and inventory turns is a measurement of how fast inventory turns based on sales.

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Kinaxis

OCTOBER 17, 2014

October 28-30, 2014. Session Title: “End to End Visibility and Supply Planning — Schneider Electric” In Alain’s main stage presentation hear how end-to-end supply chain visibility is key for becoming demand-driven and building value in supply networks.

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The Network Effect

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Even more challenging, customers are also increasingly demanding full transparency to their orders and inventory through the entire life-cycle of raw-material to finish-goods to sale to sometimes reverse-logistics. Read the whole survey here ). .

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Supply Chain Movement

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Dear Supply Chain Professionals, There are several very interesting supply chain surveys open for participation at the moment (in Januaray and February, 2014). Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI): The value proposition these processes present. This may or may not include the ability to determine orders: [link].

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Kinaxis

JUNE 20, 2016

This morning, I happened upon a video presentation from MPI and Rockwell Automation titled A deeper dive into the industrial internet of things on the Industry Week website. In a 2014 study, 46% of manufacturing executives didn’t know what the internet of things was. Imagine if your inventory itself could tell you how much there is.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

Each had tried to scale to great heights through a tight focus on profitability and inventory turns, but the results were short-lived: usually only for a year. To see the presentations from the summit, check out our links on the Supply Chain Insights GLobal Summit website and on slideshare. But, it is not THE END.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Even though things seem to be going well (all of the meeting details are well-executed and the speaker is giving an energized presentation), the room is eerily quiet. The audience listening to these presentations does not have the courage to raise their hands and ask the question, “How do you define demand-driven value networks?”

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DELMIA Quintiq

JUNE 5, 2014

Participants benefited from his tips on how to achieve visibility of the entire supply chain, inventory optimization, and lowered production costs. This is why it was so valuable to have present a seasoned business-goal oriented expert in IT implementations; Mikko Särkkä, from Itella Corporation in Finland. What an event!

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Demand Solutions

MARCH 11, 2015

One of your products had two “hits” in 2014. If you’re serious about reducing inventory, you need a stocking policy that you can put down on paper and refer to throughout the year. Extra inventory. You could choose to: - Centralize inventory of the product in a “hub” distribution center. My gut feeling is “no.”

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Supply Chain Movement

OCTOBER 20, 2014

This growing optimism in the 3PL market is echoed by the survey results published in the 2014 18th Annual Third-Party Logistics Study. Shippers are seeing positive results again this year: an average logistics cost reduction of 11%, an average inventory cost reduction of 6%, and an average fixed logistics cost reduction of 23%. . >>

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 4, 2017

And that was the main point of the keynote presentation: to illustrate to all the stakeholders in the HBM ecosystem (producers, suppliers, contractors, and haulers) the possibilities and opportunities that exist to elevate the way they communicate, collaborate, and orchestrate (plan and execute) their processes.

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Logility

APRIL 8, 2014

These were just a few of the themes discussed at this year’s Connections 2014, Logility’s customer conference. Sean Willems delivered a master class on why optimized inventory policies are crucial to profit-enhancing segmentation strategies that achieve differentiated service levels and maximum return on investment.

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Supply Chain Network

MARCH 13, 2014

Several of the omni-channel related presentations I attended referenced the central or critical role supply chain pros must play on an ongoing basis in order to successfully develop and roll out sustainable omni-commerce business in their organizations. Jeff Ashcroft.

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DELMIA Quintiq

OCTOBER 30, 2014

Join us at the Quintiq World Tour event themed ‘Smart Planning, Smart Business’ in Istanbul on November 6, 2014. It is exciting to know that technology innovation has enabled businesses to increase output, as well as improve delivery performance and reduce inventory. The key to overcoming these challenges is smart planning.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 15, 2013

The timing of my session was perfect because it followed a keynote presentation by Sanish Mondkar, Executive Vice President and Chief Product Officer at Ariba, where he showed (via a demonstration of a new solution called Ariba Services Procurement) what’s possible at the intersection of social and business networks.

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Freightos

MARCH 3, 2015

Today, we’re proud to present Cathy Roberson’s… 3 Technology Trends Changing the Supply Chain (2015-2020) Part IV. In fact, according to eMarketer, there were estimated 1.75bn smartphone users worldwide in 2014. The office supply store, Staples began offering similar services in 2014 in the US.

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Supply Chain Network

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

Look for his presentation deck to see further details once released by RILA. Look for his presentation deck to see further details once released by RILA. Check out her presentation here for all the details once released by RILA. See you all in San Diego for RILA Logistics 2014! Jeff Ashcroft.

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RELEX Solutions

JUNE 28, 2019

RELEX will choose the best master’s thesis with a focus on retail and supply chain planning (forecasting, replenishment, seasons or promotions management, allocations, inventory management, category management or assortment management). Who can apply?

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EMERGE App

JANUARY 1, 2020

Boston Consulting Group – Cross-Border Payments presentation by Sukand Ramachandran, Sibos, Boston 2014). We’ve got you covered if you’re using an inventory management system like EMERGE App. We know that you don’t use your inventory management solution in isolation. How do we know all this?

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RELEX Solutions

OCTOBER 16, 2018

RELEX will choose the best master’s thesis with a focus on retail and supply chain planning (forecasting, replenishment, seasons or promotions management, allocations, inventory management, category management or assortment management). Who can apply? Read more about the winners of the 2016 award.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 15, 2015

Yesterday, I presented to 700 global attendees on an APICS webinar. In the presentation, I shared data on the evolution of supply chain planning and the results on user satisfaction. Using quantitative surveys, we collected the data in Figure 1 in 2014. Here are the links to the studies: Inventory Management. Background.

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Supply Chain Movement

NOVEMBER 11, 2014

Contents Supply Chain Movement 15 – 2014 Q4. Publishing date: 21 November 2014. 14 | Map Europe 2014/2015. As Vice President Supply and Inventory Planning Europe and Asia, Jeroen van Weesep is helping to safeguard and sustain that transition in the supply chain. But this presents major supply chain challenges.

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Kinaxis

OCTOBER 14, 2015

Material Handling & Logistics reports frantic shoppers should have no difficulty elbowing their way through the crowds and getting their hands on perfect presents for everyone on their list. That’s up 23 percent from 2014. However, finding enough happy little elves to pack and ship all those gifts may prove a tall order.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

We need to embed the presentation of analytics in a context that establishes not just risk and problems, but also in terms of opportunity (dare I say “prophecy”?). Another best practice involves presenting the data in a way that convinces the non-quantitative individuals in the audience, to make the data come alive and speak.

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RELEX Solutions

NOVEMBER 23, 2017

RELEX will choose the best master’s thesis with a focus on retail and supply chain planning (forecasting, replenishment, seasons or promotions management, allocations, inventory management, category management or assortment management). Read more about the winners of the 2014 award. Who can apply?

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 4, 2015

In the first project, Whitman faculty and students will analyze fulfillment operations and make recommendations regarding how Staples can further improve its inventory and distribution decisions. The end result of both projects will be presented to senior Staples leadership at the end of the engagement.

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Supply Chain Digest

MAY 8, 2009

Inventory Management/Optimizat. Content Being Accessed: Lean Manufacturng Overview Presentation. © 2006-2014 Supply Chain Digest - All Rights Reserved.' Bar Coding/Label Printing. Compliance Networks. Consumer Goods and Retail Supp. Demand Planning/Forecasting. Distribution/Centers. ERP Systems. Global Logistics.

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 22, 2019

Reporting on this development, Jennifer Smith ( @jensmithWSJ ) and Sarah Nassauer ( @SarahNassauer ) write, “Looking to cut inventory while meeting e-commerce demands, the retailer wants more of the goods it orders delivered on time and in full. Everybody is presenting this in a different way, from one retailer to another.

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